AGROFORESTRY | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

CFE 3109

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 3

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

Academic Programs:

Bachelor Of Science In Agriculture

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Agricultural Sciences

Department:

Agribusiness & Natural Resource Economics

Course Discipline:

Agriculture

Course Description & Objectives:

This course aims at creating an understanding of agroforestry as an integral part of land-use systems. Although agroforestry has been practiced for a long time, only recently has it received the attention of professional foresters and become a subject of research and education. It has been incorporated in education and training programs at an unprecedented level since 1982. Objectives:

Enable students appreciate the importance of agroforestry for social, ecological, economic, cultural and environmental purposes.
Equip students with knowledge and skill of designing and evaluating of Agroforestry systems.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students are expected to be familiar with:

the concepts and principles of agroforestry (AF);
the complexity and diversity of AF systems;
improved and appropriate AF technologies especially for the tropics;